Olive-backed Tanager
Mitrospingus oleagineus(Salvin, O, 1886)
English (US) Olive-backed Tanager
The Olive-backed Tanager (Mitrospingus oleagineus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Mitrospingidae (Mitrospingid Tanagers) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Mitrospingus oleagineus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Olive-backed Tanager
- Described by
- (Salvin, O, 1886)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Mitrospingus oleagineus obscuripectus
- Mitrospingus oleagineus oleagineus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Eucometis oleaginea
- Described by
- (Salvin, O, 1886)
- Type locality
- Twekquay Mountain, Carimang River, British Guiana.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.5, vol.4 p.500
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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